The Germain St. PTA Web Site
Why should you visit and follow the Germain St. PTA Web site?
- It costs the school nothing!
- It costs YOU nothing!
- It’s instant, 24/7, where you want it, and when you want it. Get your communications in as many, or as few, places as you like. Your home, your office, your phone — your choice! Use your control panel to choose what kinds communications you want to receive.
- It saves resources, including paper, toner, and wear and tear on the school’s precious photocopying equipment, so that those resources can go where the belong — to the students.
- It saves human resources. No one needs to be reminded that this year we have fewer teachers and less staff per child. By embracing modern communications we can help them focus on what’s important — our children.
- It’s good for the environment in numerous ways, and it shows our children that we care about their planet. Obviously, we’re saving paper by using the Internet. But, we’re also keeping paper out of the trash. Even recycling consumes energy.
- Perhaps most significantly, it’s a way to stay connected with your children, both literally, and metaphorically. This medium is and important part our children’s future, and so is this school. We have designed this web site in a way that allows for you, as a parent, your child’s teacher, and the school administration to be directly involved with your child’s education, from anywhere in the world, at any time. To what degree, is all up to those who use it. We have built a robust framework, and we look forward to seeing how you would like to use it.
The National PTA
The National PTA (National Congress of Parents and Teachers) is a volunteer educational organization, founded in Washington, D.C., in 1897. Branches of the National PTA have been established in all 50 United States, the District of Columbia, U.S. Virgin Islands, and in schools for American dependents in Europe and the Pacific area.
The California State PTA (California Congress of Parents, Teachers, and Students, Inc.) is a branch of the National PTA, serving as a connecting link between the national organization and its membership within the state.
District PTAs are geographical divisions of the California State PTA, established to carry out its programs. All PTA districts organized after July 1, 1980, are required to have number designations.
Councils of PTAs/PTSAs are created by the California State PTA for the purpose of conference, leadership training, and coordination of efforts of the member units.
Unit PTAs are organized and chartered in conformity with rules and regulations as prescribed in the bylaws of the California State PTA. These units are self-governing bodies for the purpose of planning programs and activities to meet local community needs. However, they are required to observe policies of the California State PTA and/or National PTA.
